[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] peps: PEP 426: replace implied 'version starts with' with new ~= operator

[Vinay Sajip]

Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Daniel is a fan of this syntax, but I think it is inferior to the
> implied approach, so don't expect it to survive to any accepted
> version of the PEP :)

Another thing against ~= is that it isn't valid Python syntax. It's not a deal-
breaker, but it does mean that you can't e.g. use the ast module in the
implementation. This might be a factor if the mini-language ever grows (as it
recently did, adding parentheses).

Regards,

Vinay Sajip